my guess, is that when (if) they get A64 actually implemented, they will make the shops ask for CO State ID in order to buy. the shops are used to the RedCard model and enforcement has shown they are 99%+ compliant (I've never heard of a shop failing an audit like that myself, but I certainly haven't seen it all. so giving 1%), compared to liquor stores that fail at 25%+ when audited (they send an underage in to see if they can buy). but who's to say your in-state buddy can't?
there are already a few great breeders here that sell within the state. and once things REALLY start rolling (on a more national scale), a LOT more will come out of the woodwork, and that's where some real hidden gems will come out.
the caveat here .... and this is a BIG one folks, remember these words in a few years ....... along with A64 comes the legalization of industrial hemp. while this is a tremendous thing for our farmers and getting hemp back into mainstream production where it should have always been, it is also a lethal blow to the cannabis drug side. Just imagine, 1000's upon 1000's of acres of hemp ..... you starting to see ..... they don't care about males .... they want em for seed production ..... how far does pollen travel? I can tell you - pollen movement is difficult to measure, as pollen size and shape play a large role, but to give an idea, research of various species shows .25-20 miles for most, and corn having a 100mile recorded maximum.
now, imagine a world where EVERY garden must be intake filtered to the max .... no more outdoor, unless you are just making hash. how about the seeds? we all know how many noobs and tards out there won't give a f*** about planting/trading/selling/gifting seeds with f***ed up genetics. some of those will further make it into the drug cultivars and dilute/screw up the gene pool further.
start holding some of your golden beans, and collect landrace and stabilized strains over the next few years. once hemp goes national, those beans will be gold and needed.